Thanks, Liz. The Alabama Genealogical Society always has great nationally known speakers and the cost can't be beat! If you didn't read the "whole thing" - note that a registration flyer can be downloaded from the AGS website at: www.algensoc.org. Caroline > All, > I have heard Lloyd many times. He is a terrific speaker and nationally > known genealogical speaker and author. I recommend him highly. > Liz Hicks, Houston, TX > Subject: [ALBIBB] Ala Gen Society seminar > > Press Release > > > Birmingham - the Alabama Genealogical Society (AGS) will hold its annual > Spring Seminar on Saturday, May 5, 2007, at Samford University in > Birmingham, Alabama. > > > This seminar, titled "The Grass Is Always Greener" The Movement Of Our > Southern Ancestors, is being presented by educator, genealogist, > historian, > nationally known author and lecturer, Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck. > > > Bockstruck has been with the Dallas Texas Library since 1973 and currently > serves as the supervisor of the Genealogy Section. He is also as > Lifestyle > columnist for the Dallas Morning News and writes about Genealogy. He was > born in Illinois and graduated from Greenville College in 1967 and also > attended Southern Illinois University. In 1994 he was named Outstanding > Alumnus of the Institute of Genealogical and Historical Research. He > received the Filby Prize in 1999 and in 2003 received the Northwest Texas > Library Systems Lifetime Achievement Award. He holds memberships in many > societies such as The Jamestowne Society, The Order of Founders and > Patriots > of America, The Order of Indian Wars in the United States, General > Societies > of the War of 1812 and The Revolutionary War, and many more. > > > Bockstruck will offer lectures on the following topics: > > Settlement Patters and Principles of Migration > > The French and Spanish Experience > > Federal Land Sales > > The South in the 19th Century > > The seminar will begin with refreshments at 8:30 a.m. in the Brock Forum > Auditorium of the Dwight Beeson Business Building and conclude at 4:00 > p.m. > Genealogical book, service, and gift vendors will be on hand making their > goods and services available to seminar participants. The university's > food > court and cafeteria will be open during the noon lunch break. > > > The registration flyer may be accessed from the AGS website at: > www.algensoc.org. > > > The Alabama Genealogical Society, Inc is a nonprofit organization > chartered > in 1958 to assist and support the research of its members by finding, > safeguarding, preserving, and publishing records pertaining to Alabama > families and their history. It is the only genealogical society in Alabama > that serves all 67 counties. > > >